Cambridge Glass went out of business in 1958 and we can see the company released fewer new glass lines in the years just prior to closure. Festoon is one pattern they began producing in 1955 and … [Read more...]
Fun and Special! Tilt Pitchers from Hocking and Cambridge
I love love love tilt pitchers, so quintessentially glass from the depression era. This Manhattan tilt pitcher is a great example. Hocking Glass made Manhattan during the waning years of the … [Read more...]
Fostoria Cabot – Plain or Optic Crystal Stemware
When glass makers used molds with a subtle design on the inside we get optics in the final pieces. We see panel or fluted optics plus wavy and draped optics and some circular as in this dimple optic … [Read more...]
Fostoria Contour – Enjoy Mid Century Modern, Swedish Modern Styling
Fostoria was one of the best at staying on-trend and Contour is a great example. The 1950s saw the advent of Mid-Century Modern style in housewares and Swedish Modern or Scandinavian styled glass … [Read more...]
Aunt Polly Depression Glass – Beware Rough Seams
Aunt Polly is one of the very earliest depression glass patterns, dating to the late 1920s in iridescent, green or blue. The colors are beautiful, a clear rich blue or light, lively green. We have … [Read more...]
Ovide Depression Glass – Plain Shapes from Hazel Atlas
Hazel Atlas made Ovide in transparent green, black and white Platonite and Platonite with intriguing decorations from 1930 to 1935, then in the 1940s and 50s in solid colors over Platonite. This … [Read more...]
Pink Waterford Waffle Depression Glass
Hocking used their lovely, clear pink glass to make their Waterford glass in the waning years of the depression. You can see from my photo that the groves and raised diamonds catch the light and … [Read more...]
Waterford Waffle Crystal Depression Glass Goblet from Hocking
Nope, not fine Irish crystal, not at all. Hocking Glass made this pattern, called Waterford, during the depression and into the 1940s, mass produced in either crystal (aka clear) and pink. The … [Read more...]
Use Your Imagination and Empathy with Vintage Glass
With all the glass reference books available one might think we know everything there is to know about some patterns or makers. But we don't. Even with catalog sheets and detailed photos or price … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why I Like Floral Poinsettia Depression Glass
Floral is one of my favorite patterns. Let's see 5 reasons why it's one of the top patterns for collectors. Reason #1 Floral is Beautiful Flowers and leaves, what's not to like? … [Read more...]